ISSwedish fighter jets were deployed to meet Russian aircraft approaching Swedish airspace on Friday. The Swedish military has released new information about its actions, stating that Russian planes turned back only a few hundred meters before entering Swedish air space. Ewa Skoog Haslum, the acting head of operations at the Swedish Defence Forces, said in an interview with the Swedish national broadcaster that Russia may have been testing Sweden's response. The Swedish military views the flights of Russian aircraft seriously.
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- government Ewa Skoog Haslum